District of



(No Model.)

J. T. BUTTS 8L L. C. GRIGGS. LUNCHv SATGHBL.

N6. 566,469. 1 Patented May 19, 1696.

UNITED STATES- .IOHN T. BUTTS AND IIIVONIN PATENT OFFICE.

C. GRIGGS, OF IVASIIINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.

LU NCH-SATQ'H EL.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 560,469, dated May 19,1896. Application led January 25, 1896. Serial No. 576,834, (No model.)

To all whom t may concern;

Be it known that we, JOHN T. BUTTS and LIvONIN C. GRIGGS, citizens ofthe United States, residing at Washington, District of Columbia, haveinvented new and useful Improvements in Lunch-Satchel's, of which thefollowing is a Specification. A

This invention relates to improvements in lunch-satchels, and has forits object to provide a novel, economical, and convenient collapsiblelunch-Satchel hereinafter described.

That which we claim as of our invention will be set forth in the claim.

To enable others to fully understand and to practice our said invention,we will now explain the Same in detail, reference being had for thispurpose to the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure l is aperspective view of the complete article. Fig. 2 is a bottom plan viewof the finished article shown in Fig. l. Fig. 3 is a side elevation ofthe same. Fig. 4 is a view of the single blank from which the Satchel isformed.

The reference-numeral l in said drawings denotes the body of theSatchel, which is formed, preferably, of paper, though any otherflexiblematerial of suitable kind may be used. Said body portion l isconstructed from a blank shown in Fig. 4, and consists of a singlerectangular piece having a marginal portion a coeXtensive with its upperedge and a marginal portion b extending over its lower edge. The margina is of any Suitable width, and the margin b is of the width of thebottom of the Satchel, as shown in Fig. 2. The marginal part d is foldedupon the line d and is pasted down or cemented upon the inner face ofthe blank, a cord 2 of suitable strength being flrst laid along the lineof fold, with its ends projecting beyond the ends of the blank, so thatit is confined between the body of the blank and the folded and cementededge or margin a. To form the Satchel, the blank is bent, but not foldedor broken, along the twotransverse lines c, the ends overlapping oneupon the other and being cemented together. In each end of the blank areformed two eyelet-holes 3, one above and the other below the String orcord 2. On each side of the central transverse line of the blank, at asuitable distance from Said line, are formed two eyelet-holes 4, oneabove and the other below the cord 2. These eyeletholes 4 are so locatedthat when the ends of the blank are lapped, as already described, theeyelet-holes 3 will lie directly opposite the eyelet-holes 4, as seen inFig. 1.

The blank is scored or bent along divergent lines d CZ, which unite withthe line c in each end portion of the blank at a point somewhat above aline b', which marks the division of the margin b from the body of theblank. From this point said lines d d diverge equally until they reachthe edge of the margin b.

VFrom the points where the lines (Z CZ intersect the line b the margin bis slitted upon lines e, which converge slightly. The flaps 5, formed bysaid slits, are bent upon the line Z9', and the central iiap 6 is alsobent upon the same line. The two end flaps 7 are then bent atsubstantially right angles to the body portion and are fastened togetherby glue or cement. The folds d d extending above the line o the ends ofthe Satchel will have their angles adjacent to the bottom truncated, asshown in Figs. l and 3.

In the interior of the Satchel we form two opposite pockets S bycementing or gluing a piece of iieXible material to the inner faces ofthe body between the eyelet-openings 3 3 and 4 4. These pockets Servefor any purpose--such as napkins, paper, spoons, or any other articles.

In the ends of the Satchel we also provide two interior pockets 9 ofsmaller dimensions, said pockets being formed of substantiallytriangular pieces of flexible material having two equal Sides glued orcemented to the body upon opposite Sides of the line c, the upper edgeof the pocket being substantially coincident with the line a' in Fig. 4.The triangular pieces forming these pockets also have a central bend orfold in the Same plane with the line c, so that the Satchel may bepressed out flat, the pockets 9 collapsing by means of this fold withoutinjury. Said pockets are very convenient forcarrying Salt, pepper, orother substan ces.

It will be observed from Fig. 4 that when the margin a is folded overupon the body portion of the blank the eyelets 3 and 4 lying IOC abovethe line of fold a Will be brought into coincidence With the eyelets 3and i lying below said line of fold. We thus have two eyelets upon eachside of the satchel, one upon each side of the center. These furnish astrong attachment for a flexible handle 10, which is preferably of cord,but may be made of metal, leather, or any material suitable for thepurpose. The ends of each handle are secured to the satchel by passingthem through the eyelets and uniting said ends to the handles above theedge of the Satchel. Aloop is thus formed at each point to inclose thecord 2, which is thus made to sustain the strain upon the handle. Wethus provide a very strong fastening for the handles, which Will wearfor a long period and prevent tearing or mutilation of the satchel. Thisfact enables us to use a material like paper in its construction, andthis, together with the great simplicity of the parts, renders itpossible to produce the satchels commercially at a cost which bringsthem Within reach of all classes.

It will be observed that the body of the satchel is flexible throughout,as the cord 2 offers no resistance to assuming any shape into which thebody is brought. It can take any form, therefore, of the article orarticles placed in it, and can be folded or collapsed, when not in use,into any desired shape.

What We claim is- The herein described collapsible ,Satchel formed of asingle piece of liexible material the upper margin of which is turnedand cemented to the main portion, a flexible cord inclosed by andbetween said marginal and main portions, said satchel provided withopposite handle-receivin g holes located beneath said inclosed flexiblecord, flexible handles passing through said holes, and suitably secured,and interior pockets at the ends of the satehel the Wall of each pocketbeing creased or folded centrally to enable the Satchel to be collapsedor folded flat, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof We have hereunto set our han ds in presence of twosubscribing Witnesses.

JOHN T. BUTTS. LIVONIN C. GRIGGS.

lVitnesses:

Tiros. A. GREEN, NATHAN H. Romains.

